Lagos Nigeria-1969: Three Giraffes Standing on Grassy Plain

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Three Giraffes Standing on Grassy Plain — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a serene African savanna scene. Three giraffes stand tall among scattered acacia trees on a grassy plain, their long necks reaching toward a pale blue sky with faint clouds. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural film distortion, with dark borders framing the shot. The giraffes remain mostly still, observing their surroundings in a peaceful wildlife moment. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse of 1960s safari life, perfect for historical documentaries, nature projects, or retro-themed content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122665408

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Lagos, Nigeria Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm wildlife footage for documentary or educational sequences needing a brief safari-view cutaway of giraffes on open plains.
Period detail: The footage shows a faded color 8mm home-movie view with dark frame edges, consistent with the supplied 1969 archive date.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on distant giraffes from a visitor or traveler viewpoint, preserving an unstaged wildlife observation rather than a composed nature-film setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several giraffes, low acacia-like trees, grassy slopes, a pale blue sky, faint clouds, and dark film borders.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight color shift, uneven exposure, and gate-edge shadows give the clip a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or quiet transition within a 1960s Africa or safari sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a tourist-style encounter with giraffes in open habitat, with no visible people, vehicles, buildings, or landmarks in the frames.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location accuracy, and wildlife-use context should still be reviewed before licensing.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 8mm giraffes, Nigeria safari home movie, vintage African wildlife footage, and giraffes under blue sky.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Lagos or Nigeria 1969 footage, then broader 1960s safari and African wildlife home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing two giraffes standing near low trees on a grassy plain beneath a pale blue sky. — Two giraffes stand on open grassland with scattered trees and a soft blue sky above.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with three giraffes visible among low brush and trees on a gently sloping plain. — Three giraffes stand partly separated by brush on a sloped plain under a blue sky.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing two distant giraffes rising above darker foreground trees and brush. — Two giraffes appear beyond shadowed brush, with open sky and low vegetation behind them.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing two giraffes beside dense brush on grassland, framed by dark film edges. — Two giraffes stand beside thicker brush on a grassy slope, with sky filling the upper frame.

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